Chapter 45 Chapter 45 Ordering Fried Rice in the Bar
Bruce was about to thank Benjamin and Li Hua for bringing Jason back to the world and back to him.
In fact, he wanted to say it when Jason came back last night, but unfortunately the scene was too chaotic last night and he didn't find the opportunity.
After all, when he formally met Li Hua and Benjamin, the two children did not want to attract too much attention because of their clothes, so this was obviously not an appropriate occasion to express gratitude.
Later, when they changed their clothes, the whole room was filled with the flapping wings and squeaking of the ice ghost pups. Bruce couldn't even see the full faces of the two people he wanted to thank - they were blocked by the pups' wings, and he couldn't see or hear their voices clearly - because of the pups' incessant cries.
Afterwards, Batman and Nightwing went out for a night patrol. When they came back, the three children were all asleep, so it was definitely not appropriate to wake them up.
So Bruce decided to express his gratitude formally at breakfast, a formal moment. However, when he sat at the breakfast table in formal attire, he found that only he and his eldest son, who was also dressed formally, Li Hua, Jason, and Benjamin were still sleeping at the table.
Not even a single ice ghost cub was seen.
Alfred wasn't surprised. "Caring for children is exhausting work, especially since these three young people exerted themselves so much yesterday. A bit of rest is absolutely necessary."
Bruce: "Hasn't the Ice Ghost cub come out yet?"
It was so noisy yesterday, but there is no movement today. Could they have all slipped away overnight?
"They should just stay with people they are familiar with, because I saw them when I opened the door to Master Jason's room this morning."
Alfred wanted to take a look at Jason in the morning to make sure he hadn't dreamed last night, but before he even entered the door, he saw several ice ghost cubs chasing and fighting in the air. Jason was sleeping soundly amid the "squeaking" sounds of the cubs wrestling, obviously he was used to the noise.
So Alfred closed the door gently with relief and turned to prepare breakfast.
After Bruce and Dick finished their breakfast, they didn't wait for any of the three people taking care of the kids to wake up, but instead waited for Tim to come home.
The third generation Robin, Tim Drake, learned from Alfred last night about the entire process of his predecessor Jason Todd's resurrection and return home. Not wanting to be a third wheel, he suppressed his desire to meet people and only returned to the Wayne Mansion now, thinking that Bruce should have finished his business.
Tim started looking around as he walked in: "Where's Jason?"
Dick: "Jason is still sleeping."
Tim asked curiously, "What about Li Hua and Benjamin?"
Alfred was brief yesterday, but he also briefly told Tim the names and origins of the two people who came. He really wanted to meet the ruthless man who ate the Batmobile alive.
Bruce: "Sleeping too."
Tim glanced at the clock in the hall, which showed it was eleven in the morning.
This...if I continue to sleep, it will be time for lunch, right?
Dick: "They beat up a bunch of criminals yesterday and came to me to explain the situation. Li Hua and Benjamin took Jason and me back to Gotham to find Bruce. They also had to take care of the kids, so they must be exhausted."
Tim was stunned: "Child? What child?"
Alfred didn't say that yesterday.
Dick: "Ice Ghost children. Ben lost control back then because the hermaphroditic Ice Ghost was about to lay eggs, and his instincts took over. There are still fourteen Ice Ghost pups in this house that were only a few days old."
Tim... Tim didn't know what to say, he could only express his sympathy to the young man he had never met, who was about the same age as him and had already become a parent.
Tim then asked, "What about the baby? What does the baby look like? Is it cute? Is the Batmobile okay?"
Bruce answered each question one by one. "They haven't come out yet. They should be in a room with people they know. If you want to contact them, you must get the consent of these three first. If the cubs don't recognize you, they may attack. They look very similar to the Ice Wraith. Cute. I just saw the Batmobile, no problem."
Dick, who was surrounded by the cubs last night, excitedly described them to Tim: "They look like miniature ice ghosts, so cute! They were especially clingy to me when I was wearing my Nightwing costume! Ben has a very good temper, and he should let you cuddle and play with them when the time comes. You'll need this then!"
Tim, excited, watched Dick pull out a -
...fishing net?
Tim: "Is this for taking the kids fishing or butterfly catching?"
Dick: "This is for catching kids when playing games with them."
Tim: ?
What kind of baby needs a fish net to play with?
Tim didn't have to wait too long. A few minutes after he sat down, he heard movement coming from the second floor. A small white creature with a black and green circular pattern on its chest, the same as the Ice Ghost in the information, walked down the stairs. He was holding two Ice Ghost cubs in his arms.
The little creature opened its bright green mouth and spoke in an electronic voice: "Good morning, everyone!"
"Good morning, Ben." Dick looked at the alien he had just met for the first time in amazement. "What's the name of this alien hero?"
"I call him Little Bobo." Before Little Bobo, who said good morning, walked down the stairs, a second Little Bobo came out with two cubs in his arms and continued Dick's words.
"Hello, are you Tim?" followed by the second one.
"Hello, my name is Benjamin Kirby Tennyson, you can call me Ben." The third one.
When the fourth one peeked out from the stairs, the first little Bobo had already walked downstairs. He raised his head and looked at Bruce: "...Excuse me, who are you?"
"I'm Bruce Wayne," Bruce said. "I'm Batman."
"Wow." Benjamin, transformed into Little Bobo, exclaimed as he looked at the man in front of him whose temperament was completely different from last night. "Really? Are you sure they're not twin brothers or something?"
Bruce lowered his voice to reveal Batman's voice: "Really."
"Wow—" Little Bobo's green eyes widened. At this time, the fifth, sixth, and seventh Little Bobo, holding their cubs, appeared at the stairs. "As expected of Jason's father, your disguise is amazing. Even with the same face, you don't look like a human."
Bruce nodded reservedly: "Thank you for the compliment."
Tim looked at the Benjamins with their babies walking down the stairs and couldn't help asking, "Why do you hold them like this? Is it to save energy?"
"It's because I woke up this morning and found the door was frozen shut. I couldn't get out if it wasn't like this."
When the first one walking down the stairs was speaking, the last one, the seventh little Bobo, was walking down the stairs, and immediately a shrill noise came from the second floor.
"Then I have to take them away before I can release Li Hua and Jason from the ice."
"Uh, bad news, guys."
Two more little Bobos came out from the stairs. They didn't hold anything in their hands, but were followed by Li Hua and Jason who looked a little dazed. The two small white aliens shrank their necks and spoke guiltily.
"I'm sorry Bruce, I broke the door."
Bruce remained calm and said, "It's okay, no need to pay."
Aliens that can clone themselves and emit powerful sonic attacks can be used in many ways. What kind of training can be arranged later...
Dick leaned over from the sofa and poked one of the ice ghost cubs in the face: "It seems that this is not the first time you have been frozen. Wasn't the door panel broken before?"
Li Hua shook his head, which was a little dizzy from the noise. "No, today is the first time they've all been frozen. Maybe they're in an unfamiliar environment, and the familiar ones are asleep, so their instinct drives them to build a nest."
Bruce calmly took out an unsharpened batarang and handed it to an ice ghost cub nearby: "Did No. 666 tell you?"
When Alfred went to check in the morning, the door was not frozen yet. Judging from the time, it might be because Alfred opened the door, making the cubs feel unsafe and triggering their nest-building defense instinct.
But there was a wall between their rooms... Could it be that when they weren't paying attention, a cub opened the door and ran into the corridor to visit other people's rooms, froze the door, and then flew into Benjamin's room through the window?
Li Hua: "How... you are right. You have met Azmis and Dr. Mao Dun. Yes, it said so."
Bruce stood up and pulled out a small box the size of a button from his pocket and handed it to him: "Then you might need this. Inside are ten button-shaped communicators that you can clip on to your body."
Azmis mentioned that the system could control smart electronic devices to a certain extent to assist the host's actions. So if it wanted to communicate with Jason and others on a daily basis, it must have used electronic products with communication functions such as mobile phones and Omnitrix.
No. 666: ...
"Thanks."
After saying this using the communicator that Batman had kindly provided, No. 666 fell silent again.
I appreciate Batman's thoughtfulness, but he actually doesn't really want to use the microphone on the public screen.
It's not a question of social phobia or not, it's just a personal assistant system, and socializing with outsiders is not within its job scope. What's the difference between this and ordering fried rice in a bar!
"No, I should thank you." Bruce finally found the right words and the right time to express his gratitude. He said solemnly, "If it weren't for Li Hua, Benjamin, and No. 666, I probably would never see Jason again. I owe you a huge favor. Of course, this doesn't count towards the commissions Dr. Mao Dun, Azmis, and I received."
This was the first time Li Hua had been thanked so solemnly, which made him a little embarrassed: "Actually, Ben was the one who did the most work. I didn't have much strength at that time, so he was the one who did the most digging."
"Jason could have dug it out without me, but you were the one who gave me that healing potion." Benjamin, who had transformed back into human form, patted Li Hua's shoulder encouragingly. "Although it's a good habit to do good deeds anonymously, there's nothing shameful about accepting thanks for doing good deeds."
Jason: "Exactly. You saved a life and a family. Isn't this something that deserves gratitude from your family?"
If only Jason and Benjamin were around, Li Hua would say directly, "In my family, your father might not insist on me being his sworn brother, but with me calling you godfather, I think you're definitely going to do it. Are you sure?"
But there were several people present that Li Hua didn't know well, mainly Jason's father, so he had to say, "Then I've never been thanked like this before..."
[Get used to it slowly. You'll definitely encounter more of these situations in the future.] Number 666 said, [You have a long future ahead of you.]
Li Hua: [Why don’t you also come out and say a few words?]
No. 666 said without hesitation: [I don’t want it.]
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The author has something to say: Part of the reason Li Hua acted so reserved was because he had never encountered nor imagined such a situation, so he was a little shy. The second reason was that he was not familiar with Bruce Dicktim, and it would be fine once he was familiar with him. The third reason...
There's something to be said about the Batmobile, the broken door panel, and the fact that he wore an eye-catching outfit on his first visit to his friend's house (and it wasn't even 24 hours old).
Benjamin is also a little restrained now because he is not familiar with Bruce Dicktim (as well as the aforementioned Batmobile, door panels and the costume they wore when they first met), thinking that he is at a good friend's house. After he gets familiar with it, Batman may miss the somewhat reserved Benjamin now.
【Catch a bug once】
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